Oil dispensing device



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@ 4 Wmm mzx Patented Nov. 13, 1934 1,980,433 011. DISPENSING DEVICE William F. Punte, Syracuse, N. Y., assignor to Continental Can Company, 'Inc., New York, N. Y., a-corporation of New York Application November 28, 1933, Serial'No. 700,123

6 Claims.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device for opening and dispensing oil from hermetically sealed cans.

An object of theinvention is to provide a simple form of dispensing device which is adapted to receive an end portion of the can and form a dispension opening in the side wall thereof close to thedouble seam.

A further object of the invention is to provide .an oil dispensing device of the above type wherein the .cutter for severing the side wall of the canismountedin an extension of the body of the dispensing device and. wherein said extension is alsoprovided with a spout for directing the flow of oil from the can.

A still further object of the invention is to provideadispensingdevice of the above type where- .in the cutter isso constructed-that the oil flowing from the can passes through said cutter into said spout.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more vfully disclosed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is aside view of'theoil dispensing'device showing the position of the same when applied to a can for the severing ofthe wall of the can;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the dispensing device shown in section and the cutter-having been operated forcutting the wall of the can;

Fig.3 is a face 'view of the dispensing device looking into the chamber thereof with the cutter advanced;

.Fig. l is va sectional view on the line 44 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a view partly in section showing the can in the dispensingdevice with the wall thereof cut and the dispensing device positioned for discharging the contents of the can into the cham- "ber where it is to be used for .lubricating'purposes;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective View of the cutter with parts brokenaway to-show the inner structure;

Fig. 7 :is an enlarged-view of a portion vof an hermetically sealedcan which has been opened by the oil dispensingdevice, and with .parts in section .to show the relation of the opening to the double seam of. the can, and

Fig.8 is a side view of the lower portion of the-can.

It is a common expedient to package liquid products in hermetically sealed ,cans consisting of. a vbody portion with endsdouble-seamed thereto. The product marketed in such cans is not (Cl. 22123) I only protected from contact withthe air, but the .1.

contents of thecan cannot 'be changed without giving physical evidence .of the can having been tampered with. Lubricating oil is'beingput up by the original dispensersin sealed cans and sold}? at filling stations .where theymay be opened in the. presence of the customer and emptied into the chamber where it is tobe utilized for lubricating purposes. This insures that the customer obtains the original product. The present invention has to do with a device iforopening and which penetratestheside wall of the can andthis will prevent any such use' of the can as above described.

In carrying out the invention a dispensing devicehas been provided which includes a body having a bottom member 1 and side walls-2 forming a chamber .3 which is shaped to conform to the .end portion of an hermetically sealed can. Such a can is indicatedat 4 in the drawings. The can has an end 5 secured to the body .portionjthereof by a double seam 6. It also hasithe .other end closed by an end portion securedto'the body by adouble seam '7. This is the standard -form-of can used ,for hermetically sealing and formerketing .liquidproducts. The can is.cylindrical in cross section, and the chamber is likewise cylindrical and is of such dimensions -as to re- .ceive freely the double seam which projects slightly beyond the wall of the can body.

The body of the dispensi g device is ,provided with an extension 8 which is arranged so that its longitudinal axis passes through the "center of the chamber. The extension is provided with .a passagetherethrollgh indicated atj9. This passage extends longitudinallyof the extension and into the chamber 3. The extension has a bottom portionwith which is integrally formed side walls 19, 10f These side walls 10, ,10 are connected'by a cover plate 11 secured torthe ,side wallsuby suitable screws 12, 12.. This forms the passage 9 which, as noted, extends longitudinally through of the cutter is limited by a pin 20 which extends Q into a slot 21 formed in the upper wall of the extension. The cutter is provided with an opening 22 in the lower wall thereof. Disposed in the pletely fills the passage 9, closing the outer end of the passage. At the outer end of the cutter is a head 15 which projects beyond the side walls of the cutter. The cutter is provided with a piercing point 16, and with cutting edges 17, 17 leading laterally therefrom in the bottom wall 18 of the cutter. Extending upwardly and rearwardly' from the inner ends of the cutting edges 17, 17, are cutting edges 19, 19. These are formed in the side walls of the cutter. This piercing point is at the lower side of the cutter.

' The cutter is mounted for endwise movement in the passage 9, and the extent of movement rear portion of the cutter is a'filler or core 23,

the inner wall 24 of which is inclined. This. opening 22 in the cutter, when the cutterlis moved all the way in, is in alinement with the spout, and there is a continuous passage through the cutter into the spout. The cutter when retracted is completely housed Within the extension, and the piercing point does not project into the chamber 3. At-this time the'end portion of-the can is placed in the chamber preparatory to the severing of the side wall thereof.

The side wall of the dispensing device opposite the extension is laterally extended and shaped s0 as to provide a supporting base 25.

This supporting base is also laterally extended a distance slightly greater than the length of the can which is to be placed in the dispenser, as indicated at 26. At the-outer end of this lateral extension of the base there is an upstanding portion 27. The inner face of, the base is curved to conform to the curvature of the can body, and said extension of the base is preferably cut away so as to lighten the same. The end of the can body to be pierced is.

placed in the body portion of the dispensing device and on this extension of "the base, and thebase is placed on a solid foundation. The cutter is then forced downward by hand pressure or by foot pressure, thus causing the piercing point to penetrate the wall of the can body and to out said wall along the double seam, as indicated at a in Fig. 8, thence along parallel lines b-b, thus forming a relatively large opening as indicated at c.

' Themetal which is cut from the body wall is rolled inwardly and upwardly as indicated at d.

The cutter is provided with an opening 27 which 'is just inside the can wall when the cutter is at the forward end of its movement. After the dis- 1 pensing device has been attached to the can and thewall thereof cut, it is then turned to the posi .tion shown in Fig. 5, and the oil will flow freely through the opening cinto the cutter and through the cutter into the spout, and thus be discharged into the passage 28 leading to the chamber where itis to be used for lubricating purposes. It will readily be seen that after the spout is placed in the passage, it will support the dispensing device and the can so that the operator may leave the can to drain while other matters are being attended to. 1 The spout inclines outwardly and away from the bottom, so that when it is placed in the passage leading to the chamber where the oil is to be used, the bottom wall 1 of the dispensing device will be inclined and will, therefore, incline the can, so that all of the contents of the can will drain from the opening formed in the side wall thereof. Any oil passing beneath the cutter will find its way through the opening 22 into the spout.

When the cutter is forced through the side wall of the can, it will hold the can firmly seated in the dispensing device and on its rest on the supporting base. As long as the cutter remains in the can, the can and the dispensing device are united as a unit and may be handled as such. The cutter remains in the can during the dispensing of the oil, and the oilis dispensed through the cutter. This, together with the fact that, the opening through the cutter and through the spout'is of suiliciently large dimensions to carry away the oil flowing from the opening formed, enables a very short body wall 2 to be provided whichonly extends a slight distance above the opening formed in the can wall. This produces 'a very simple and light dispensing device which can be readily handled. The dispensing device is not only light, simple in construction, and of few- 5 parts, but it may be quickly attached to and removed from a can. Furthermore, when the dispensing' device is attached to a can, the oil is quickly dispensed through the opening formed in the side wall of the can without any resulting w spill.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and thearr'angement of the parts may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended h claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters 'Patent,is- Q h M 1. An oil dispensing device for hermetically jg sealedcans comprising a body having a bottom memberand side walls forming a chamber shaped to conform ,to the end of the can, said body-having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said mam- 3 her, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a body portion for closing the outer end of said passage, and a cutting point at its lower side withq cutting edges leading away from and upwardly from the cutting point for cutting an opening in the side wall of the can and rolling upward the cut-away portion, said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with said spout whereby f the oil from the can may be dispensed through the cutter into the spout.

2. An oil dispensing device for hermetically sealed cans comprising a body having a bottom member and side walls forming a chamber-shaped fio to conform to the end of the can, said body having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said chamber, said body having abase at the opposite side from said extension on which said dispensing device may rest during the penetrating of the sidewall of the can, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a body portion for closing the outerend of said passage, and a cutting point at its lower side with cutting edges leading away from and upwardly from the cutting point for cutting an opening in the side wall of the can and rolling upward the cut-away portion, said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with said spout whereby the oil from the can may be dispensed through the cutter into the spout.

3. An oil dispensing device for hermetically sealed cans comprising a body having a bottom member and side walls forming a chamber shaped to conform to the end of the can, said body having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said chamber, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a body portion for closing the outer end of said passage, and a cutting point at its lower side with cutting edges leading away from and upwardly from the cutting point for cutting an opening in the side wall of the can and rolling upward the cut-away portion, said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with said spout whereby the oil from the can may be dispensed through the cutter into the spout, said cutter operating when in its forward position in the can to secure said can to said dispensing device.

4. An oil dispensing device for hermetically sealed cans comprising a body having a bottom member and side walls forming a chamber shaped to conform to the end of the can, said body having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said chamber, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a body portion for closing the outer end of said passage, and a cutting point at its lower side with cutting edges leading away from and upwardly from the cutting point for cutting an opening'in the side wall of the can and rolling upward the cut-away portion, said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with said spout whereby the oil from the can may be dispensed through the cutter into the spout, the wall of the chamber opposite said extension being shaped so as to form a fiat supporting base, and said base being extended so as to form a recess and support for the can body.

5. An oil dispensing device for hermetically sealed cans comprising a body having a bottom member and side walls, forming a chamber shaped to conform to the end of the can, said body having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said chamber, the lower wall of said passage being substantially parallel with the inner wall of the bottom member and spaced away therefrom the thickness of the double seam, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a bottom wall contacting with the bottom wall of said passage, said bottom wall of the cutter being provided with a piercing point and cutting edges for severing the can along and close to the double seam, said outter having parallel cutting edges for cutting the body wall along spaced parallel lines, the inner end of said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with an opening leading from the wall of the cutter registering with the spout when the cutter is at the forward end of its movement.

6. An oil dispensing device for hermetically sealed cans comprising a body having a bottom member and side walls forming a chamber shaped to conform to the end of the can, said body having an extension at one side thereof provided with a passage therethrough leading to said chamber, the lower wall of said passage being substantially parallel with the inner wall of the bottom member and spaced away therefrom the thickness of the double seam, a spout carried by said body and communicating with said passage, a cutter mounted for endwise movement in said passage, said cutter having a bottom wall contacting with the bottom Wall of said passage, said bottom wall of the cutter being provided with a piercing point and cutting edges for severing the can along and close to the double seam, said cutter having parallel cutting edges for cutting tne body wall along spaced parallel lines, the inner end of said cutter having a passage therethrough connecting with an opening leading from the wall of the cutter registering with the spout when the cutter is at the forward end of its movement, the inner wall of said chamber opposite said extension being shaped so as to form a flat supporting base, and said base being extendedso as to form a recess and support for the can body.

. WILLIAM F. PUNTE. 

